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Cedar Grove

Built in 1825 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“Cedar Grove, also known as the Amick-Kingsbury House, is a historic home located near Franklin, Howard County, Missouri. The original one-story Federal style section was built about 1825, with the two-story Greek Revival main house added in 1856.”

Wikipedia article Cedar Grove (Franklin, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 25 National Register listings published here for Howard County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1825, Greek Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • Address. W of Franklin, Franklin, 65250
  • When was it listed? July 1982
  • Category. building
  • Township. Franklin township
  • When was it built? 1825
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture, Federal architecture
  • National Register reference number. 82003140 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

9 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Grove between 1999 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation190053-02732-09162019-1015
2 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation190049-02732-08022019-1115
13 July 2019Fireworksunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation190048-02732-07132019-1510
28 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176927-02732-04282018-1408
30 March 1999Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 February 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation210511-02732-02212020-1140
21 February 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation210515-02732-02212020-1420

Every fire recorded in Howard County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Grove: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Howard County

Storms near this property

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Franklin, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 21 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1993HailNew Franklin$50,000Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$5,000Roof damage reported.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$5,000Numerous power lines and poles were blown down.
March 1993HailNew Franklin$5,000Reported by the New Franklin Police Department.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$5,000Reported by the New Franklin Police Department.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$1,000Power lines downed.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$500A large tree was reported uprooted, with several smaller trees snapped off. A carport was lifted up and then blown down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin$500Thunderstorm winds gusted up to 60 mph, with damage observed to a carport, that was lifted into the air and and blown down. A large tree was uprooted and several smaller trees were also snapped off.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Downed tree and wires near Chancellor Street in New Franklin.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Downed tree and wires near County Road 448.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Multiple tree limbs and wires down just north of New Franklin.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Social media photos of multiple trees and limbs down between Franklin and New Franklin.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindFranklin-Several reports of downed power lines northwest of New Franklin.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Tree limbs and wires down with power outages.
April 2023HailNew Franklin-Hen egg sized hail was reported in New Franklin.
June 2020FloodFranklin-State Highway Z was closed due to flooding.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-A few broken residential windows with multiple mailboxes and road signs were blown over.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindFranklin-An Emergency Manager reported a large tree down, blocking Highway 87 near New Franklin.
April 2014HailNew Franklin-Strong winds were also reported.
March 2008FloodFranklin-Water rescue was needed on Route Z, southeast of the town of Petersburg. Water was also over the road at the junction of Bartlett Creek and Route Z. This led to the road being closed for a time.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Tree downed on Highway EE.
July 2004Flash FloodFranklin-Route Z under water from heavy rains.
July 2004Flash FloodFranklin-Route Z under water due to heavy rains.
June 2004Flash FloodNew Franklin-County road 433 closed due to high water.
August 2004Flash FloodFranklin-Flooding on Route Z.
June 1998HailNew Franklin-The Chief of Police reported dime-size hail during a severe thunderstorm at New Franklin.
February 1998Heavy RainNew Franklin-Heavy rains resulted in minor flooding of roadways. The worst of the road flooding was in southwest Howard County where Route Z just off of Highway 87 was closed due to high water.
April 1997HailNew Franklin-Dime-size hail was reported during a severe thunderstorm along Route 5 10 miles north of New Franklin.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-Several trees were downed in and around the New Franklin area by severe thunderstorms.
April 1993HailNew Franklin-Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
April 1993HailNew Franklin-Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
March 2017HailNew Franklin-no account filed
March 2014HailNew Franklin-no account filed
April 2014HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2011HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2006HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2006HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Franklin-no account filed
June 2004HailNew Franklin-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Franklin-no account filed
March 2000HailNew Franklin-no account filed
April 1995HailNew Franklin-no account filed
April 1995HailNew Franklin-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howard County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Thomas Hickman House2.2 miles2006
Harris-Chilton-Ruble House3.2 miles1980
New Franklin Commercial Historic District3.4 miles2013
Rivercene3.5 miles1973
Greenwood4.5 miles1983
Boonslick State Park6.7 miles1969

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82003140 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Howard CountyAll 25 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.